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Why West Kelowna and Penticton are never mentioned in overdose numbers
OKANAGAN – This is a short list you really don’t want to make. Both West…
Over 1,000 people have died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. this year
More people died of overdose from illicit drugs in the first eight months of this…
Illicit drug overdose deaths in the province continue to rise
The number of illicit drug overdose deaths in the province has had a sharp increase…
West Kelowna man killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 97
WEST KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man has died after a crash between a pickup…
Combine to undergo inspection following fatal North Okanagan crash
SPALLUMCHEEN – Multiple agencies are investigating a fatality involving a farm combine in the North…
Overdoses claimed 129 lives in B.C. last month
Last month illicit drug overdose deaths dropped slightly, but since May of 2016, deaths in…
Workplace fatality at Penticton car dealership
PENTICTON – A worker has died at a Penticton car dealership. Penticton Fire Department Deputy…
North Okanagan avalanche victim’s airbag didn’t deploy: Coroner
LANGUAGE ADVISORY NORTH OKANAGAN – The B.C. Coroners Service has finally released its findings into…
UPDATE: Elderly man drowns in South Okanagan lake
PENTICTON – RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are looking into the death of an…
Friend speaks out about strange circumstances of North Okanagan man’s death
VERNON – The friend of a man found dead two weeks after being reported missing…
March third-highest month for illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – People across the province continue to die at an alarming rate due to…
UPDATE: Bodies of two fishermen recovered near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Officials have now recovered two bodies from Red Lake, northwest of Kamloops, where…
Man dies in Kelowna’s Cameron Park
KELOWNA – A man passed away this morning in a local park and police have…
Community rallies around family of toddler who died in North Okanagan
ENDERBY – Condolences are pouring in for the family of a young boy who died…
Police investigating death of two-year-old in North Okanagan
ENDERBY – Authorities are investigating the death of a two-year-old child in Enderby. On March…
Illicit drug overdoses decrease in the Interior Health Authority for second month
KAMLOOPS – New statistics from the B.C. Coroners Service show the number of people dying…
Man’s body found in Vernon backyard
VERNON – A man was found dead on the weekend in a Vernon backyard and…
Body found in downtown Kelowna identified as local man reported missing
KELOWNA – The B.C. Coroners service has identified the body of a man found the…
Number of illicit drug overdose deaths hit record numbers in B.C.
POWERFUL OPIOID FENTANYL PRESENT IN HIGH NUMBER OF FATALITIES VICTORIA – The number of overdose…
Identity of Vernon man killed while working at automotive shop released
VERNON – The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a Vernon man who…
Couple who died in Enderby murder-suicide identified
ENDERBY – The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man and woman who died in…
Coroner sheds light on motorcycle crash that killed North Okanagan men
VERNON – The B.C. Coroners Service has released its findings into a 2015 motorcycle crash…
Latest overdose stats show fentanyl continues to kill in the B.C. Interior
TWO OVERDOSE DEATHS A DAY ACROSS THE PROVINCE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Drug overdoses continue to claim…
Coroner’s report on Kamloops care home death calls for changes
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroners Service has made two recommendations following the death of a…